From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhunterhunt‧er /ˈhʌntə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable]DSO a person who hunts wild animals, or an animal that hunts other animals for food2 → souvenir/autograph/bargain etc hunter → bounty hunter
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hunter• In Tasmania aborigine hunters led a nomadic life to take advantage of the seasonal food supply in different regions.• Prey and hunter, hunter and prey.• deer hunters• A state insect hunter found the dried-up male Medfly in a trap in Milpitas on Sept. 29.• He tended there to wounded animals, who had been harmed by the traps and arrows of hunters.• The hunters were not even breaking even, yet the hunt continued despite the falling catches.• Vampire hunters need to be a little bit tipsy, he said. 